Sylver vertical launch system

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Sylver vertical launch system variant missile launcher naval vertical launching system

The Sylver vertical launch system is a French-developed modular naval missile launcher used on modern warships to fire a variety of surface-to-air and other missiles from vertical cells.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sylver vertical launch system canonical	2
Sylver vertical launching system	2
Sylver vertical launch system family	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9593865 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sylver vertical launch system
Context triple: [Sea Viper missile system, subsystem, Sylver vertical launch system]

A. Vertical Launching System (planned)
The planned Vertical Launching System was a proposed missile-launch module intended to house and fire interceptor missiles within the now-cancelled Aegis Ashore installation.
B. Sky Bow missile system
The Sky Bow missile system is a Taiwanese-developed surface-to-air defense system designed to intercept aircraft and ballistic missiles.
C. BOLIDE missile
The BOLIDE missile is an advanced, short-range, laser-guided surface-to-air missile designed for use with the RBS 70 air defense system to engage fast, low-flying aerial targets.
D. Brimstone missile
The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
E. HL-20 Personnel Launch System
The HL-20 Personnel Launch System was a NASA-designed lifting-body spaceplane concept from the late 20th century intended to provide a reusable, crewed vehicle for low Earth orbit missions and runway landings.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sylver vertical launch system
Target entity description: The Sylver vertical launch system is a French-developed modular naval missile launcher used on modern warships to fire a variety of surface-to-air and other missiles from vertical cells.

A. Vertical Launching System (planned)
The planned Vertical Launching System was a proposed missile-launch module intended to house and fire interceptor missiles within the now-cancelled Aegis Ashore installation.
B. Sky Bow missile system
The Sky Bow missile system is a Taiwanese-developed surface-to-air defense system designed to intercept aircraft and ballistic missiles.
C. BOLIDE missile
The BOLIDE missile is an advanced, short-range, laser-guided surface-to-air missile designed for use with the RBS 70 air defense system to engage fast, low-flying aerial targets.
D. Brimstone missile
The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
E. HL-20 Personnel Launch System
The HL-20 Personnel Launch System was a NASA-designed lifting-body spaceplane concept from the late 20th century intended to provide a reusable, crewed vehicle for low Earth orbit missions and runway landings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sylver vertical launch system variant ⓘ Sylver vertical launch system variant ⓘ Sylver vertical launch system variant ⓘ Sylver vertical launch system variant ⓘ missile launcher ⓘ naval vertical launching system ⓘ
cellConfiguration	8-cell modules ⓘ
cellLength	4.3 m ⓘ 5.0 m ⓘ 7.0 m ⓘ
competesWith	Mk 41 Vertical Launching System NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlSystem	integrated with ship combat management system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
designedFor	short-range surface-to-air missiles ⓘ
developer	DCNS NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredService	1990s ⓘ
feature	hot launch system ⓘ individual exhaust duct for each cell ⓘ modular design ⓘ
launchMethod	vertical launch ⓘ
mountingLocation	below deck ⓘ
operator	Egyptian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenic Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Norwegian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Saudi Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsMissile	Aster 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Aster 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Aster 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Aster 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ Aster 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ CAMM NERFINISHED ⓘ MICA VL NERFINISHED ⓘ MdCN NERFINISHED ⓘ MdCN NERFINISHED ⓘ SCALP Naval NERFINISHED ⓘ SCALP Naval NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	anti-ship missiles ⓘ land-attack cruise missiles ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ
usedOn	destroyers ⓘ frigates ⓘ modern warships ⓘ
variant	Sylver A35 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylver A43 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylver A50 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylver A70 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sea Viper missile system → subsystem → Sylver vertical launch system ⓘ

Aster 15 → compatibleLauncher → Sylver vertical launch system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sylver vertical launching system

Sylver A50 VLS → partOfFamily → Sylver vertical launch system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sylver vertical launch system family

Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles → compatibleLauncher → Sylver vertical launch system ⓘ

subject surface form: Aster 15

Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles → compatibleWith → Sylver vertical launch system ⓘ

subject surface form: Sea Ceptor